Singaporean marine security firm praises Indian Coast Guard, Marine Police in report

The Indian Coast Guard and Marine Police have earned plaudits for their efforts to check the buying of illegal goods stolen from ships by onshore vendors, which has led to a drastic drop in high seas robberies against vessels in Indian waters, a top official of a regional maritime agency said today.

Need to adjust age of consent laws in India, separate it from age of marriage: Bombay High Court

A single bench of the Bombay High Court expressed concern over criminal cases under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in India where the accused are castigated even when the victims, being adolescents, maintain they were in a consensual relationship.

Biden administration urges 26/11 terrorist Tahawwur Rana be extradited to India

The Biden administration reiterated that Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana be extradited to India for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks and urged a US court in California to deny the writ of habeas corpus filed by him.

Delhi, Mumbai may get more British Airways flights, as the airline aims to benefit from stronger India-UK trade ties

India and the UK are looking to significantly increase bilateral trade; British Airways wants to be a part of the growth story. It has opened a new call centre in India and plans to increase flights from Delhi and Mumbai.

Twitter’s ‘haha’ moment: Mumbai station gets a free ‘waterfall’, like what Changi airport in Singapore got for a billion dollars

The ‘haha’ moment on Twitter was shared by industrialist Harsh Goenka, who tweeted a video of the Byculla ‘waterfall’ and wrote that the suburban train station was “remodelled” on the lines of Changi.

ICC rejects Pakistan’s objections about cricket World Cup match venues

The International Cricket Council (ICC) rejected all objections raised by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) regarding the schedule and venues for their national team matches in the ODI World Cup in India.

Cyclone Biparjoy races towards landfall; high waves hit western coast of India

It is predicted that Biparjoy would make landfall near Jakhau port in Gujarat on June 15. However, the coastal areas near Karachi have also braced for the cyclone’s landfall.

Offbeat India: Woman cries ‘bomb’ at Mumbai airport to wriggle out of paying excess baggage fee

Her bags exceeded the airline’s checked-in baggage weight limit by more than 7kg — the limit was 15kg, and her two bags had a combined weight of just over 22kg.

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